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The Long and Short of Pick-up Stick Transistors: A Promising Technology for Nano- and Macro-Electronics
Online Presentations | 11 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
In recent years, there has been enormous interest in the emerging field of large-area macro-electronics, and fabricating thin-film transistors on flexible substrates. This talk will cover recent work in developing a comprehensive theoretical framework to describe the performance of these "pick-up...
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The Transistor
Teaching Materials | 11 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Victor Hugo Estrada Rivera , Elizabeth Gardner
This is the third contribution from the students in the University of Texas at El Paso Molecular Electronics course given in the fall of 2006.This PowerPoint presentation describes a brief history of how the transistor was developed, how a transistor works and its possible applications. It is at...
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The United States and India: Two Giant Democracies
Workshops | 09 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Pankaj Sharma
Prof. Rao, thechairman of the Science Advisory Council to India's prime minister isthe keynote speaker at Purdue University's Discovery Lecture Seriesevent on June 18, outlining how India is reaching out to theinternational research community. Dr. Gail Cassell, Eli Lilly and Co.'svice...
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Theoretical Electron Density Visualizer
Tools | 01 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Baudilio Tejerina
TEDVis calculates and displays 3D maps of molecular ED and its derivatives from the wave function.
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Theory and Practice of Solar Cells: A Cell to System Perspective (ECE 59500)
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Thermal Microsystems for On-Chip Thermal Engineering
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Suresh V. Garimella
Electro-thermal co-design at the micro- and nano-scales is critical for achieving desired performance and reliability in microelectronic circuits. Emerging thermal microsystems technologies for this application area are discussed, with specific examples including a novel micromechanical...
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Thinking Small
Online Presentations | 17 Apr 2008 | Contributor(s):: Carl Batt, National Center for Learning & Teaching in Nanoscale Science & Engineering
There is an overwhelming need on the part of the research community to explain our efforts in nanoscale science and engineering to the general public. To do so effectively there is also a need to catalogue the public's understanding of nanotechnology especially with respect to their ability to...
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Today's Scientific Scenario and Tomorrow's Challenges: The Case for India
Online Presentations | 09 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: C.N.R. Rao
It is instructive and useful to examine the state of science in the country after 60 years of independence. What one sees is a curious mixture of successes and disappointments, and yet, one cannot but marvel at the great imagination of Pandit Nehru and the Parliament for having committed India to...
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Transfer of CO2 Into Organics by Au-Biofilm
Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2023 | Contributor(s):: Ashley Fauss, Min Long, NEWT Center, Rice University
There is currently an increase in urbanization and deforestation causing an abrupt increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. This project focuses on reducing carbon emissions in an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change by utilizing a membrane biofilm reactor which diffuses the CO2 across...
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Transforming Society through Emerging Technologies: The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at Five Years
Workshops | 19 Apr 2006
The future is filled with possibilities, and breakthrough sciences such as nanotechnology are moving us ever closer to the next scientific revolution. Purdue University is proud to facilitate such progress through the inaugural Discovery Lecture Series seminar, "Transforming Society through...
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Transistors
Online Presentations | 04 Aug 2004 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
The transistor is the basic element of electronic systems. The integrated circuits inside today's personal computers, cell phones, PDA's, etc., contain hundreds of millions of transistors on a chip of silicon about 2 cm on a side. Each technology generation, engineers shrink the size of...
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Understanding Phonon Dynamics via 1D Atomic Chains
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher
Phonons are the principal carriers of thermal energy in semiconductors and insulators, and they serve a vital role in dissipating heat produced by scattered electrons in semiconductor devices. Despite the importance of phonons, rigorous understanding and inclusion of phonon dynamics in...
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Unveiling the Journey of Making Single Crystals
Online Presentations | 31 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s):: Ritu Gandhi, Karthik Rao, Rice University
Growing crystals in saturated solution is a fundamental technique for obtaining well-ordered crystals with controlled properties. This process involves a method called “flux growth”, where single crystals are grown by employing a flux, which is a solvent that facilitates the...
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UV/Vis Spectra simulator
Tools | 04 Mar 2008 | Contributor(s):: Baudilio Tejerina
This tool computes molecular electronic spectra.
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Vector Free Energy Calculation with Adaptive Biasing Force
Online Presentations | 18 Jun 2006 | Contributor(s):: Eric F Darve
This presentation discusses recent numerical methods to calculate thefree energy as a function of a reaction coordinate for bio-molecules.Free energy is often called potential of mean force and represents theeffective potential experienced by a generalized coordinate for abio-molecular system....
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What is a Nanometer?
Animations | 02 Apr 2005 | Contributor(s):: EPICS LSPM Team
Join Laura and Martin on a wild ride through the milliworld and the microworld to reach the nanoworld. Along the way, they discover how small a nanometer truly is.
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Why is Nanotechnology Multidisciplinary? A perspective of one EE
Online Presentations | 19 Oct 2006 | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
The field of nano science and nano-technology covers broad areas of expertise. Classical fields of Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering all are involved in the "new" field. Nano research and development is therefore multidisciplinary. This...
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X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Teaching Materials | 14 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: David Echevarria Torres
The XPS (X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) it is also known as ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis). This technique is based on the theory of the photoelectric effect that was developed by Einstein, yet it was Dr. Siegbahn and his research group who developed the XPS technique. ...